Peerage Record – 19822

     Lady Hester Margaret Cairns was born on 3 August 1895.¹ She was born in 1895.² She was the daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold.³ She married Rt. Hon. Robert Croft Bourne, son of Colonel Gilbert Charles Bourne and Constance Margaret Graham Croft, on 7 June 1917.¹ She died in 1985.²
     From 7 June 1917, her married name became Bourne. She was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation and President of the National Society Cconsefvative and Unionist Women Organisers between 1939 and 1943.¹

     Colonel Gilbert Charles Bourne was born circa 1862.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Robert Bourne.³ He married Constance Margaret Graham Croft, daughter of Sir John Frederick Croft, 2nd Bt. and Emma Graham, on 14 July 1877.³ He died on 9 March 1933.³
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)³ He graduated with a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.)³ He was Emeritus Linacre Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)³ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He lived at Cowarne Court, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Rt. Hon. Robert Croft Bourne was born in 1888.² He was the son of Colonel Gilbert Charles Bourne and Constance Margaret Graham Croft.³ He married Lady Hester Margaret Cairns, daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold, on 7 June 1917.¹ He died on 7 August 1938.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Herefordshire Regiment.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)² He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)⁴ He lived at Fyfield Manor, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.³ He lived at Symondsbury House, Bridport, Dorset, England.⁴

     Lady Ursula Helen Cairns was born on 14 June 1899.¹ She was the daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold.³ She married Major John Roland Abbey, son of William Henry Abbey, on 7 June 1921.¹ She died in October 1988 at age 89 at Weymouth, Dorset, England.⁴
     From 7 June 1921, her married name became Abbey.

     William Henry Abbey lived at Sedgwick Park, Horsham, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Major John Roland Abbey was born on 23 November 1894.² He was the son of William Henry Abbey.³ He married Lady Ursula Helen Cairns, daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold, on 7 June 1921.⁴ He died on 24 December 1969 at age 75.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Rifle Brigade.⁴ He fought in the First World War.² He held the office of High Sheriff of Sussex between 1949 and 1950.²

     Lady Sheila Mary Cairns was born on 9 April 1905.¹ She was the daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold.² She married Major Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd, son of Major Charles Patrick Holroyd, on 26 November 1930.¹ She died on 8 March 2000 at age 94.³
     From 26 November 1930, her married name became Holroyd. She lived at Providence Cottage, Chute Cadley, Andover, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Major Charles Patrick Holroyd lived at Langton House, Blandford, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Major Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd was the son of Major Charles Patrick Holroyd.² He married Lady Sheila Mary Cairns, daughter of Wilfred Dallas Cairns, 4th Earl Cairns and Olive Cobbold, on 26 November 1930.¹ He died on 20 January 1976.¹
     He gained the rank of Major on 20 January 1976 in the The Rifle Brigade.¹

     Lt.-Col. Charles John Holroyd was born in 1933.¹ He is the son of Major Charles Ivor Patrick Holroyd and Lady Sheila Mary Cairns.² He married Amanda Jane Glyn, daughter of Colonel Sir Richard Hamilton Glyn, 5th/9th Bt. and Lyndsay Mary Baker, on 18 January 1969.¹
     Lt.-Col. Charles John Holroyd usually went by his middle name of John.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Green Jackets.¹ He lived in 2003 at Providence Cottage, Chute Cadley, Andover, Hampshire, England^G.¹